Photography
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- How many Photographers Watermark their Images? [POLL RESULTS]8 September 2010, 9:53 pm
Last month in our poll we asked our community about whether they watermark their images when sharing them online. The results were fairly split.
So it seems that half of our readers watermark their images – at least some times – but quite a few never do.
Note: if we take out the 7% who don’t share [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
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- How To Bring Back Boring, And Possibly Horrid, Travel Photos8 September 2010, 4:48 pm
We all do it, once in a while. I’ll even admit to it as I am currently paging through the last six years of travel photos. I have taken boring travel photos. Sometimes. Maybe you know you take boring photos and maybe you don’t. And maybe sometimes, like me, you look back and realize you [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
How To Bring Back Boring, And Possibly Horrid, Travel Photos...
- Engagement Portrait Posing Tips8 September 2010, 1:45 am
A Guest Post by Travis Hill from The Perfect Pose
In recent years photojournalism has been all the rage. Just capture the day or moment as it happens. Honestly that is wonderful style of photography that many people enjoy. The problem is, everyone’s doing it. With so many new photographers in the market today, it’s imperial [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
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- Sony World Photography Awards23 August 2010, 8:20 pm
[ January 5th, 2011; ] The Sony World Photography Awards are entirely international, welcoming professional and amateur photographers to enter their photographs...
Professional Competition
Entry Close: 5 January 2011
Submit your work for the chance to become the next Professional Photographer of the Year and win the coveted prize, L’iris d’Or, along with prize money of $25,000.
The professional is a serious photographer with [...]...
- Lux Photography Awards23 August 2010, 7:38 pm
[ September 30th, 2010; ] The Lux Photography Awards is the newest and coolest photography competition around. We seek to find the best photographers in a variety of genres, and reward them with some of the best photography related gear from an amazing set of companies and individuals.
Who Can Enter The Lux Awards?
For 2010, the Lux Awards are open to [...]...
- Travel Photographer of the Year 201023 August 2010, 7:29 pm
[ October 9th, 2010; ] TPOTY is run by photographers for photographers, judged by renowned photography experts and provides great prizes including travel adventures, photographic equipment, photography tuition and international exposure for your photography.
Who can enter? Anyone! Wherever you live in the world, whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, and whatever age you are, you can enter TPOTY.
Check out [...]...
- 2010 SEO Cookbook for Photographers9 September 2010, 8:55 pm
One of our most popular research reports ever just got updated. Savvy photographers have seen for themselves how Search Engine Optimization can drive new eyeballs to their websites, and we've been working pretty hard to get the point across for the past couple of years. We're very pleased to present...... 
- Cheers! Now Printing in the UK9 September 2010, 10:00 am
Aston Martin. The Office. Old Speckled Hen. Mind the Gap. What comes to mind?If you answered, "PhotoShelter's first UK-based print partner," you're absolutely right. We're very excited to have a European-based print solution, and we hope you are too. Please say hello to Spectrum Photographic. After much careful research, consideration...... 
- Friday Shout-Outs, Head Nods, and High Fives3 September 2010, 12:04 am
This week one photographer spends some quality time with the man who plans to publicly burn the Koran, and another spends time at a festival of testicles (seriously.) We also take a look at the rehab efforts for oil-soaked birds, a series of Tea Party portraits, and a collection of......
- Photography Challenge Showcase: A MidSummer’s Night Dream8 September 2010, 1:19 pm
A few weeks ago we proposed our first TPA Showcase Challenge. The theme for the challenge was A MidSummer’s Night Dream. We received some great submissions from our readers and today we will showcase what we think are some of the more successful examples.
Related posts:Weird Science – A Showcase of Caleb Charland’s Amazing Photography
35 Awesome Examples of Night Photography
Photographer’s Showcase – Landry Dunand
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- Capturing Rustic Cabs of Bombay7 September 2010, 8:03 am
It's easy to make a 'good' picture of something. It's harder to do it twice. Or thrice. Or say, fifty times. That's what any photographer who wants to pursue the art as a profession has to come to realize. A collective of images, a tight woven net of photographs, is one that takes on meaning, it tells a story, it has weight. Pursuing a story, phenomenon or thesis is no easy task. It involves constantly expanding your horizons, broadening your view, chasing your images one after the other and th...
- How to Paint with Light in a Photograph2 September 2010, 7:52 am
If you are interested in experimenting with low or no light photographic techniques you may be interested in painting with light. This is a system that allows the photographer to set their camera on a very long exposure and use a flashlight or LED light to “paint” images on the scene. There are many professional [...]
Related posts:23 Astonishing Examples of Light Painting
Useful Tips for Shooting in Low Light Situations
How to Achieve a Clear Foreground and Background in Your Photos
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- Westcott Does Us a Solid9 September 2010, 6:51 pm
Kelly Mondora started out with FJ Westcott as a temp in data entry 12 years ago. Now she's VP of the entire photography industry division. Why? Because of stuff like what you see above.Our go-to umbrella, the Westcott Double-Fold, is now crush-proof on the business end of the telescoping staff. A little backstory, a DIY workaround and a cool coupon code, inside.__________In March of last year, I went to PMA as a speaker and to check out some of the new toys. That's where I met Kelly, who has tha... 
- Dan Winters: Brand New Website and F/stop Interview9 September 2010, 5:33 pm
Travis Smith, Dan Winters');" href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2010/09/dan-winters-brand-new-website-and-fstop.html" target=_new>Dan Winters: Brand New Website and F/stop Interview9 September 2010, 5:33 pm Travis Smith, Dan Winters' first assistant, emailed me last week to say that the website had been completely revamped. Where there were about 100 photos there are now around 500. Suffice to say this is probably more interesting than whatever you would have been working on in your cubicle for the next few minutes. It gets better. Winters also gave a very good interview on The F/stop, in case you want a little more in-depth inspiration.(Remember to look like you are working.)-30-
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- Gregory Heisler Whiteboards Giuliani Time Cover8 September 2010, 3:35 pm
Any time Gregory Heisler gives one of his iconic photos the BTS treatment we pretty much pre-empt the regular programming and turn the joint over to him. And his photo of NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani for the 2001 Time Magazine Person of the Year cover certainly qualifies. I love this photo, and actually carry it around on my iPhone in my inspiration folder. Before you make the jump to the very cool video inside, take a moment to reverse what he did with the lighting. And more important, why he did wh...
- Photography Deals That are Worse Than They Look9 September 2010, 3:35 pm
Photography: Thomas Hawk When Matt Pagel received an email from a publication he’d never heard of asking if they could use an image they’d found on his Flickr stream, he was flattered. The message was humble and even though the sender was only promising a credit in return for the use, Matt agreed, assuming that [...]... 
- Locking in Your Clients and Buyers1 September 2010, 3:09 pm
Photography: AtomicShed Once you’ve made contact with a buyer, shown him that you produce images that he needs, demonstrated that your pricing is competitive, and proven that you can be relied upon to deliver great shots, you’ll have put in a lot of work. You’ll want that work to keep paying you by keeping that [...]...
- The Dangers of Being a Successful Photographer26 August 2010, 5:01 pm
Photography: hellobo Waiting to become a successful photographer can be pretty frustrating. You want to make the sales that prove you’re creating powerful images. You want the attention and respect of other photographers. You want to be a leader in the world of photography. And it’s not happening quite yet. But for those photographers who [...]...
- How To Make Macro Photos Without Buying An Expensive Macro Lens!7 September 2010, 12:00 pm
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 Photography: it can bring people together and show us stuff that’s out of this world. …We’ve also heard it can be a hard habit to keep up on a budget. Bummer. Don’t get too bummed though, ’cause whether your kit contains one lens or ten, we’ve got some [...]...
- Double Exposures: A DIY Project That Brings Friends Together With Photos!2 September 2010, 12:00 pm
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 We love hanging out with our friends, and we’ve had a great summer full of lunches in the park, guests from around the globe, and days off at the beach. With summer winding down, we have a lot less beach days in our future, and no out-of-town guests [...]...
- The Mini Model Camera, Complete Your Collection with This Tiny Photo Gem!30 August 2010, 12:00 pm
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 Guess what! Size does matter. We had it all wrong with “bigger is better,” though. We took a tip from our favorite camera-centric country Japan, where you’ll find the smallest yet greatest lil’ cameras. Our new mantra? “Go small or not at all!” Presenting, direct from Japan, The [...]...
- Spending money to make money5 September 2010, 7:50 am
A couple of days ago, I did an article on making money via stock photography, and one of my eagle-eyed readers pointed out that you had to pay for the service I recommended.
I had a bit of a think, and was trying to make up my mind if I should write something more about [...]...
- Making money with your pictures1 September 2010, 4:22 pm
To most photographers, Photography is – and always will be – a keen hobby. Some of us, however, are burning to take the hobby to the next level, and want to start making some cash from it. Perhaps not enough to buy a Ferrari, or even enough to pay the electricity bill, but at least [...]...
- The white balance of your eyes…4 August 2010, 1:00 pm
People have been thinking about how we perceive the world since the dawn of time. You can go all the way to ancient philosophy, with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, for example, where Plato wonders whether if you never saw the ‘real’ world, whether you would know. Or, indeed, even care.
The senses are curious, [...]...
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- I Second That!5 September 2010, 2:58 pm
A couple of indispensable blogs were posted this week. First, John Loengard’s guest blog on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider.
This I would suggest as a must read for photographers and picture editors alike. Tremendous economic pressures over time have fractured and adversely affected the historic and important relationship good picture editors have with the photographers they [...]...
- An Eye Popping Photoshop World!3 September 2010, 1:53 am
I get notions, and they stay with me. One has been, for a while now, to come up with a decent portrait of Russell Brown, the wonderfully mad genius of Photoshop. Dr. Brown, as he is sometimes called, is a visual guru who combines the madcap energy of The Absent Minded Professor with an extraordinary [...]...
- On LIFE, and Loengard30 August 2010, 1:07 pm
LIFE is strange, right? And wonderful. It is, “Life Its Own Self,” as Dan Jenkins once famously wrote. I shot my first job for the venerable picture magazine that was once everybody’s TV in 1984. Became a staff photographer in 1994. Last one in a series of 90 staffers. Now, 26 years after my first [...]...
- I need your help…8 September 2010, 8:54 pm
I'm absolutely thrilled to discover that two of my video tutorials have been selected for the final of The Next Photoshop Evangelist Competition run by Adobe.So now I’m looking for help.I’ll make no secret about this… I want to win and I need you to vote. Not just you, I need your friends, your followers, your next door neighbour’s friends.. You get the idea.You can vote once a day until the 20th Sept by clicking here http://www.nextphotoshopevangelist.com/?page=view&video=14250097 C...
- Join me on Twitter7 September 2010, 11:54 pm
I finally succumbed to the lure of twitter.It’s still early days, but it’s already proving to be a firm favourite. Partly because it’s accessible as an app on my Android powered phone, but mostly because it’s short and concise.You can check out my twitter page here. http://twitter.com/Gavin_Hoey
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- Great photos, you must be good at…5 September 2010, 6:28 pm
Good at what, Photoshop or Photography? Without blowing my own trumpet too much, I like to think that I’m half decent in both disciplines, but have a look at this photo and ask yourself this... Did Gavin use Photography skills or Photoshop skills to get the finished shot?The answer is photography, I used off camera flash, but why do I think that's important?Everyone knows Photoshop can do amazing things to enhance or even totally change an image. "Fix it in Photoshop" is a phrase I hear alot. ...
- Confusing Road Signs in Stock Photography9 September 2010, 4:29 am
The road signs in the stock photo industry are confusing at best and indicate to me the need for diversifying.
Confusing Road Signs And Lots of Traffic An odd thing happened today. Almost two hundred visitors made it to my site by searching “confusing road signs”. Normally the most people making it to my site on any one search is on a given day is seven or eight…and usually searching “John Lund”. I delved into it a bit and found that the traffic was coming from Yahoo where ... 
- Microstock Moneyshots: Ellen Boughn's Book Reviewed8 September 2010, 2:58 am
Ellen boughn's book Microstock MONEYSHOTS us a must read for anyone considering entering the stock photography field.
Ellen Boughn is as knowledgeable about stock photography as anyone alive. She started my own stock career over twenty years ago when her agency, AfterImage, began handling my work. She sold AfterImage to Tony Stone and went on to work in every aspect of the stock business. She knows her stuff. So when she wrote a book, Microstock MONEYSHOTS, I bought it, even though I am ...
- Gatekeepers, Responsibility, and Stock Photos3 September 2010, 6:57 am
The time has come for stock photographers to become their own "gatekeepers"!
Gatekeepers and Responsibility
“Someone is going to be the gatekeeper, and it should be you.” Seth Godin. I read that a couple of days ago in Seth Godin’s blog (how does he come up with such great stuff day after day?). I think this is especially true for stock photographers. Being your own gatekeeper is not easy…and requires that you take responsibility for your self. For me, it means working ever...
- G12 & SX20 Replacements & More8 September 2010, 11:37 am
Announcements shortly We can expect announcements for a few more PowerShot’s in the next 7 days. There will be a 2nd announcement for an SLR I’m told. 1Ds Mark IV I’ve been burned with bad information about the camera before, so I’m being very cautious as to what I publish here. I am mentioning this...read more......
- This and That7 September 2010, 1:42 pm
24-70 f/2.8L IS Lots of emails with tales of “I was told not to buy the current one”. Nothing of note beyond that. New Rebel [CR1] I was told there will be no 2000D. The T1i will remain current. I’m inclined to believe there will be a cheaper Rebel launched. New 500 & 600 I...read more......
- Bruce Peninsula, Canada Workshop | September 17-20, 2010.7 September 2010, 11:09 am
For nature photographers A friend of mine Ethan Meleg is leading a workshop on the Bruce Peninsula in Tobermory, Ontario, Canada. The “Best of the Bruce” is the ultimate landscape photography workshop featuring luxury accommodations, gourmet meals, top-calibre leaders and some of the best scenery in Canada. I shoot in the area all the time and...read more......
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Photoshop
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- Create A Gallery Style Photo Frame Layout26 July 2010, 7:00 am
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to display your photos as if they were hanging in an art gallery with this easy to create gallery-style photo frame layout!...
- Create And Add Photo Mount Corners To An Image26 July 2010, 7:00 am
In this two-part Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create and add photo mount corners to an image, a nice finishing touch for wedding or engagement photos, family portraits, travel photos, and more!...
- Screen Jumping Effect In Photoshop26 July 2010, 7:00 am
Sometimes, the action in a movie, sports event or video game can be so intense, it seems to jump right off the screen, especially if you're using Photoshop! In this tutorial, learn how to create this popular and classic photo effect....
- Lightroom 3.2 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.2 Released1 September 2010, 6:10 pm
These include support for 16 new cameras including the Canon 60D, many many new lens profiles, and, from Tom Hogarty on the Lightroom Journal, For Lightroom: Direct publishing to Facebook and SmugMug is now available (great news!) Tethered capture now supports the Leica S2 A larger list of corrected issues has been included as part [...]...
- Update: Inverting Your Images in Lightroom 312 August 2010, 9:31 pm
Quite a while back I wrote about a technique to invert your images from negatives to positives or vice versa that involved an Adobe Camera Raw workaround. In looking at my blog stats, I notice that people are still reading that post, so I thought I would provide an easier technique — now that Lightroom [...]...
- Lightroom 3.2 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.2 Available on Adobe Labs10 August 2010, 10:02 pm
Lightroom 3.2 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.2 are available as release candidates on Adobe Labs. (Programs are available as release candidates to allow for additional user testing before official releases are made.) These have support for 12 new cameras, 50 new lens profiles, bug fixes, and in Lightroom only, publishing to Facebook. Click HERE for [...]...
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- How to Draw a Wine Bottle in Photoshop3 September 2010, 1:17 am
Learn how to draw this realistic wine bottle from scratch using Photoshop. This extensive drawing tutorial will show you how to create the shape, shade the bottle, and add realistic reflections.
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- Magical Forest Photo3 September 2010, 1:13 am
This photo manipulation tutorial will show you how to create this realistic fantasy image by combining several photos together and finishing it with water lilies and fairy dust. You will learn how to compose an image using multiple photos, simulate depth of field, and warp a persons ear to an elf ear.
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- Tips for Exhibiting Your Work3 September 2010, 1:02 am
If you want to exhibit your work, here');" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/photoshoptutorials/new/~3/VRTSIF5P9ak/tips-for-exhibiting-your-work.html" target=_new>Tips for Exhibiting Your Work3 September 2010, 1:02 am If you want to exhibit your work, here's an article for you! Find out what to expect from exhibitions, when and when not to exhibit your work, and how to promote yourself.
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- Imp being Imp & Special Discount on Morgan's Newborn Workshop!7 September 2010, 7:33 pm
A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often. ~Author UnknownHave you tried ColorInc's Brag Books? Here is a little review on Flickr. I have found ColorInc's customer service to be outstanding and everything I have ordered has turned out gorgeous. Check out their special below:Finally, here is Morgan!!!Morgan: Today is Payton's 5th birthday so I am offering my newborn on-line workshop as a birthday present for only $40 today only :) Plea...
- CoffeeShop PowderRoom After Dark Free Action!6 September 2010, 10:02 pm
I have had so many people email me that they would like a retouching action that would work great on darker complexion/eyes. So here is my new version of PowderRoom, PowderRoom After Dark (named by Tanisha). This action will work on all portraits, but it is perfect for enhancing darker skin and eyes.You can download the free action at the bottom of this post, but now I will walk you through a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the action. If you are new to my retouching actions ...
- {Friday Photo Bliss}4 September 2010, 4:58 am
Inspired by the SouleMama blog's {this moment}, I am posting one image every Friday, taken that week, that really makes me happy. If you end up doing the same I would love to see your photo linked in my comments!I thought children were hard to photograph, but that was until I tried to take a photo of Maple (our newly adopted family member, on the right) and her brother Blaze (Maple's brother, adopted by my sister Heather). I posted this photo to show that sometimes a blurry badly-composed image ...
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Photo.net
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- Canon Thursday Pic 2010: #39 September 2010, 8:56 pm
Important: please keep your image under 700 pixels wide/high for in-line viewing, and please try to keep the FILE SIZE UNDER 300kb. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site (at Flickr, Photobucket,...... 
- Pain or Joy? 1Ds vs 7D9 September 2010, 2:19 pm
Hi Folks;
I have serious dilemma about my equipment. For now, I use Canon EOS 1Ds(Mark 1) and Canon's two famous L brothers, 24-70 f/2,8L and 70-200 f/2,8L. I am suffering from chronic neck pain because ...... 
- Night action photos9 September 2010, 12:41 am
I have a canon EOS REBEL XT with a EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM lens,I had a hard time taking fast action shots under the lights at a college field hockey game. I missed some great shots because they were b...... 
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- Why can I open THIS .dng file, but I can't open THAT .dng file?9 September 2010, 10:41 pm
I have one folder with .dng files that I can open in CS3 Camera RAW. I have a second folder with .dng files, that says, "Photoshop does not recognize this type of file," when I try to open them.
Both ...... 
- Does anyone here use Keynote for editing photo slideshows?9 September 2010, 10:41 pm
I'm interested in using Keynote for creating a slideshow since Proshow does not have a Mac version, my questions are can I import music from a CD, can I time each photo so it's in cue with different segments ...... 
- portrait _ slimming9 September 2010, 9:40 pm
i did a portrait for a client who is slightly overweight, i made sure posture etc would minimize that but i also know that there is a way to slim further via photoshop - can someone tell me how?! do i s...... 
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Illustrator
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- Couple Silhouette Clipart2 September 2010, 3:51 am
Couple Silhouette Clipart. 22 vector silhouette of people in pare in various everyday poses: people in love, grandparents, angry, friendly hags, and other kinds of emotions and relationship. Thanks to All-silhouettes.com for helping in creation this clipart of silhouettes.
Size: 1 mb
Format: eps (Adobe Illustrator) + AI + CHS + PNG (with transparent bg)
License: Free [...]
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- Creative Vector Banner29 August 2010, 12:40 am
I was inspired by some trendy illustrations from stock sites, and decided to draw my own creative banner. It’s a simple frame for you text, or slogan decorated with floral ornament and colorful grunge splashes. Background was decorated with some abstract grunge shapes. Created in Adobe Illustrator CS3, with using transparency and blend modes for [...]
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- Financial Symbols 3D26 August 2010, 1:40 pm
3D Financial Symbols. Easy to use for creating business presentations, icons for online shops, use in business cards designs, and any commercial related graphics.
Size: 2 mb
Format: PNG with transparent background.
License: Free for personal and commercial purposes.
Homepage: graphicblog.net
Author: Vijaya MR
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- Creating Seamless Textures8 September 2010, 5:33 pm
Illustrator is great for creating sharp clean graphics. I used to rely on Photoshop for creating simple seamless textures for typography, web, and illustration projects. Since the updates to the Appearance panel in CS4 and the updated crisp graphics for web in CS5, I create these textures solely in Illustrator and actually, it’s really easy!
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- Weekly Vector Inspiration #863 September 2010, 3:16 pm
This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.
Urban Samurai t-shirt design [...]...
- Vectips Monthly Roundup: August 20101 September 2010, 9:40 pm
There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout the month, but you can follow my Twitter feed to get all the [...]...
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Technology
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- Google Maps for Android Updates, Includes Walking Navigation and Street View Smart Navigation [Updates]9 September 2010, 9:30 pm
Google made their Maps application for Android even more useful today, adding walking navigation and navigation of street view with a drag-and-drop Pegman, just like on the desktop. More »
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- Our New Comment Update Adds Warnings, Suspensions, and Moves Bad Threads [Announcements]9 September 2010, 9:20 pm
We do our best to keep our site's comments troll- and spam-free, but there's always room for improvement. Our new comment reassignment feature allows your comment moderators to dole out warnings and suspensions, and explain why they did so. More »
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- Black, White, and Back Lit: A Soothing Home Office [Featured Workspace]9 September 2010, 9:00 pm
Today's featured workspace isn't the only one we've featured before with great back lighting and ambient light, but it's definitely one of the first that feels like you're computing from a day spa. More »
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- Interesting HTML5 Demos that will have you excited for the future9 September 2010, 4:35 am
As most of us are aware, HTML and CSS are simply some of the best things in the world: after all, without them, where on Earth would we be? We wouldn’t have the world wide web , we wouldn’t learn about new software, heck, I’m pretty sure some of us would just die. So to [...]... 
- Revo Uninstaller Pro – A Great Tool, That Got Better!8 September 2010, 4:35 am
I’m sorry for vanishing without a trace for nearly a month, and I’ll like to explain what happened. I took a vacation, a trip down to see my girlfriend in Chicago and celebrated the fifth year we’ve been dating. I took a break from writing on the blog, but did visit the forum as often [...]...
- IMMUNET Protect Plus at a glance – 10 licenses giveaway: Update winners declared3 September 2010, 5:52 am
I could get the chance to test IMMUNET Protect Plus 2.0 against some live malware samples and the results have been impressive. Here is my opinion, please also consider that my test is an amateur one anyhow. IMMUNET Protect Plus at a glance Easy and fast installation, no reboot required. It comes with ask toolbar [...]...
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- Hot Tech Deals [Sep 9th]9 September 2010, 10:15 pm
If you’re in the market for a new computer, laptop, mobile phone, games and other accessories; don’t waste your time searching online. We’ve taken the liberty of locating the best tech deals and unifying them into a single post for your convenience.
For more fresh hot deals, visit our Hot Tech Deals page, which is constantly [...] ... 
- Learn To Use The Ubuntu Command Line With CLIcompanion9 September 2010, 9:31 pm
Consider yourself a bit of a Linux geek, but don’t know how to use the command line? You’re missing out on a lot. Believe it or not, many things are actually easier to do using the command line than with GUI tools, and you can even use Google Apps from the command line if you [...] ... 
- How To Add An Automatic Footer To WordPress Posts9 September 2010, 8:31 pm
Having your own blog sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Install Wordpress on your hosting account, load up a cool theme, and then you’re golden right? Well, not exactly.
Your Wordpress profile doesn’t display a cool picture, so you’ve got to sign up for a Gravatar account. Your post doesn’t display comments where you want them to [...] ... 
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Health & Money
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- Perform a Trash Can Autopsy to Save Money and Resources31 August 2010, 12:20 pm
Archeologists say that digging through a civilization's garbage can reveal more about peoples' lifestyles than just about anything else. Take a minute to look through your trash -- items you're recycling as well as sending to the landfill -- and learn how you can save money and the Earth's resources at the same time.
Dryer Lint
Dryer lint represents the life of your expensive clothing being beaten and cooked out of them by an electric dryer. Save hundreds of dollars a year by drying your ...
- Why I Prefer the Cheapest, Sleaziest Hotels6 August 2010, 6:24 pm
I'm a connoisseur of cheap hotels. And I'm not just talking about the inexpensive kind. In fact, nowadays I don't mind paying a little extra to get that cheap feeling in my overnight accommodations. It's the ambiance of sleaziness that I crave.
In my younger days, a fleabag hotel was an upgrade in my travels, particularly during cross-country bicycle trips, when sleeping under bridges or stealthily setting up my pup tent after dark in a city park was the norm. At that point in my life, fi...
- How to Pack Like a Cheapskate14 July 2010, 11:19 am
I'm often accused of being a cheap-fake -- instead of a cheapskate -- when people find out how much I've traveled the world. To quote my favorite Johnny Cash song, "I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere."
Well, not really, but I have traveled in all 50 states and nearly 30 different countries -- not bad for a spending-challenged guy like me. Of course, traveling-on-the-cheap is the only way to go, in my opinion, since it's the best way to get a real sense of places and the people...
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- Book Review: Banker to the Poor9 September 2010, 1:00 pm
This post, from GRS staff writer April Dykman, is part of Book Week at Get Rich Slowly.
When J.D. announced that this week would be Book Week at GRS, I was excited about a set deadline for tackling a book from my ever-growing reading list. Since micro-finance and micro-credit have been of interest to me for the past four years or so, I decided to read Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and The Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus. (J.D. reviewed the same book in 2007. Read his take here... 
- Book Review: How to Debt-Proof Your Marriage8 September 2010, 1:00 pm
This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. This post is part of Book Week at Get Rich Slowly.
Since my twin victories of paying off our last credit card and funding a summer of travel, my husband has begun to show interest in personal finance.
It’s not that he wasn’t supportive of my efforts before — he just preferred to support them from a safe, ignorant distance. A distance from w...
- Book Review: The Simple Dollar7 September 2010, 10:00 pm
My colleague Trent Hamm from The Simple Dollar may have started his blog six months after I did, but he’s ahead of me in books. He published his first, 365 Ways to Live Cheap! [my review], at the end of 2008, and his second, The Simple Dollar, was released this summer.
I’m a huge fan of The Simple Dollar (it’s the only personal-finance blog I read regularly besides my own), and I count Hamm as a colleague and a friend. I think there’s a lot of value in his new book, espec...
- Putting Out The Greece Fire!7 May 2010, 4:14 pm
It has been said that Shakespeare drew his inspiration for many plays from classic Greek dramas. If he were alive today, I don’t think there would be any shortage of inspiration for new projects!
Of course, the situation in Greece has been front page news this week and it has created some choppy waters for investors (it was [...]...
- Investing In Canada6 April 2010, 5:01 pm
The importance of global diversification is often discussed as important as an investor in today’s global economy, and with the MSCI World Index and EAFE (Europe, Australasia and Far East) Index both up about 27% in U.S. dollar terms in 2009, that message remains important. However, over the past few years, we’ve been reminded of [...]...
- ETF Facts and Misconceptions31 March 2010, 10:08 pm
ETFs have received a lot of attention in recent years particularly given the irrational market environment we’ve come through and the impact that has had on the results of active money managers.
For example, over the past few years studies have shown that only a small number of actively managed funds beat their respective indexes which [...]...
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Zen Living
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- How to Detox a Friendship
True friends stab you in the front. - Oscar Wilde
Is your friendship mutually supportive and healthy, or is it a battlefield? Friendships don't always run true to course - sometimes, something goes very wrong and a friendship turns sour, for reasons that are often outside your control. In this situation, detoxing the friendship is ultimately a call that's up to you but if you do want to give it your best shot, detoxing a friendship gone bad can result in either gaining a healthier, stronger frie...
- It's that time of year! How to Get Your Kids to Do Their Homework
Parents around the world would love the magic formula to encourage kids to do their homework! Alas, it's not as simple as waving a wand, but there are some methods for encouraging your kids to develop and stick to a regular homework routine. For some parents, effective encouragement to get your kids to do their homework will also be about changing your own approaches to homework enforcement but it's not hard, it's just about taking a moment to work it through. Try these steps to help your kids c...
- Google Instant Search launched today. Try this trick to get a weather report.
Google Instant is a feature introduced on September 8, 2010 that predicts search queries as you type them into Google. It allows you to get your local weather forecast in under a second by pressing only 1 key....
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- 5 Fun and Spooky Halloween Ideas for Your Family19 October 2009, 4:34 am
It’s Halloween again, and you’re excited to hang out with your friends and start spooking everyone out. Even so, wouldn’t it be nice if you can spend this creepy season with your family instead? Many families today have plenty of traditions to make their Halloween festive and exciting. You have to admit, though, that parties [...]...
- How to Live in a Haunted House15 October 2009, 5:24 am
You’ve found the perfect house for a reasonable price, and it has enough room for you and your family. What happens when living in the seemingly perfect house leads you to experience strange events like hearing voices, objects being moved around and strange figures flitting around the corner of your eye? What if your house [...]...
- 5 Ways to Survive a Devastating Hurricane7 October 2009, 8:40 am
The Scorpions may have rocked the world like a hurricane, but in the wake of many calamities and disasters all over the world because of deadly storms, it pays to be prepared. Yet sometimes even the people most prepared for disaster become victims of it nonetheless; losing their homes, property, and risking their lives [...]...
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- Lessons on Email Processing from GMail’s Priority Inbox9 September 2010, 8:24 pm
GMail’s latest feature, Priority Inbox, was rolled out this week to much fanfare, amidst claims from Google that it will speed email processing and reduce information overload. The fact that it produces neither result, in spite of the latest secret technology it uses, could help us all learn some important lessons about productive email management.Google says that its internal testing revealed that the tool saves the average person some 6 minutes per day.It’s hard to see how, when ... 
- How to Be Successful When You Can’t Plan Ahead4 September 2010, 6:47 pm
I was talking with a friend recently who took a voluntary lay-off to go to a new position at a start-up company. When the hiring executive at the new company went to his boss to make the hire, however, he was told he couldn’t bring my friend on full-time. By then his old position had already been reassigned, and if he were hired back, it would mean several other people would lose their jobs. In a matter of a day, he went from a planned, orderly transition into a new job to being without a...
- How I’m Getting a Smartphone, While Avoiding Crazy Habits2 September 2010, 1:44 am
What makes a smartphone “smart?”This may sound like a dumb question, but I have actually been asking it ever since I made a commitment to upgrade my time management system with the purchase of a shiny, new 2011 smartphone in January.Setting aside the question of the costs (which I understand can top US$2,000 per year when internet charges are included,) I am focused on discovering whether or not I can boost my productivity with an intelligent choice. In doing so, I realize that I ...
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Web
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- Showcase of Amazing Vector Art8 September 2010, 1:09 pm
Seeing what are designers are doing can be a great source of inspiration and motivation. Today we');" href="http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/showcase-of-amazing-vector-art/" target=_new>Showcase of Amazing Vector Art8 September 2010, 1:09 pm Seeing what are designers are doing can be a great source of inspiration and motivation. Today we're featuring vector designs, and this post includes more than 30 for your own inspiration. This showcase includes vectors of people, cars, and other objects.
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- Design Inspiration: Brochure Design Showcase6 September 2010, 9:22 pm
Brochures are an important marketing material for many companies. A well-designed and professional-looking brochure can go along way towards an effective marketing campaign. In this post we');" href="http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/brochure-design/" target=_new>Design Inspiration: Brochure Design Showcase6 September 2010, 9:22 pm Brochures are an important marketing material for many companies. A well-designed and professional-looking brochure can go along way towards an effective marketing campaign. In this post we'll showcase 45 brochures from various designers. If you see something you like, click on the image and you will be led to the source. At the source, in many cases, you will see multiple images of the brochure.
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- 25 E-Commerce Websites for Your Design Inspiration2 September 2010, 3:37 pm
The success of an e-commerce website is defined by sales, not by design. However, that doesn');" href="http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/ecommerce-inspiration/" target=_new>25 E-Commerce Websites for Your Design Inspiration2 September 2010, 3:37 pm The success of an e-commerce website is defined by sales, not by design. However, that doesn't mean that design does not matter. In this post we'll showcase 25 well-designed e-commerce sites from a wide variety of industries. For more on e-commerce sites please see these posts from the archives:
50 Inspirational E-Commerce Website Designs
25 Inspirational E-Commerce Website Designs - Part Two
35 Excellent E-Commerce User Interface Designs
25 Creative E-Commerce Website Designs
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Swiss News
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- Barry Callebot, Kraft sign long-term agreement9 September 2010, 3:21 pm
Zurich, Switzerland GenevaLunch - Swiss company Barry Callebot, the world’s largest supplier of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has signed a long-term agreement with...... 
- Federer defeats nemesis Soderling9 September 2010, 2:20 pm
Flushing Meadows, New York, USA GenevaLunch – Swiss tennis star Roger Federer Wednesday evening 8 September solidly defeated his nemesis, Swedish player Robin Soderling, 6-4, 6-4,...... 
- Son wants "Ceausescu" trademark to be protected9 September 2010, 1:22 pm
The son of former Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu has sued a theatre for performing a play on his late parents, arguing he wants the "Ceausescu" trademark to be...... 
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- Calmy-Rey warns of changing economic world8 September 2010, 11:40 am
During the annual meeting of 'Club des 100' that brings together the 100 companies that pay the highest taxes in Vaud, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey warns that Switzerland will have to adapt to a rapidly changing global economic environment. Vaud officials outline cantonal finances and plans to stimulate business....
- Chileans protest Kissinger appearance in Geneva8 September 2010, 10:00 am
A Chilean group is protesting the upcoming appearance in Geneva of Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, holding him responsible for the 1973 coup that overthrew a socialist government and installed dictator Augusto Pinochet as leader of Chile. Kissinger, who denies such allegations, is the keynote speaker at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual conference, starting on Friday....
- Whats on: U2, Leonard Cohen and Andy Warhol8 September 2010, 8:07 am
U2 in Zurich; Leonard Cohen and Andy Warhol in Basel: these top our latest list of upcoming events in Switzerland. Other highlights include the "world's most beautiful marathon" - if you're watching it that is - up the Jungfrau, and a large collection of historical race cars belting round the mountains in Ascona. It's also that time of year when Swiss farmers call time on the summer vacations of their herds....
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